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Ghost in the Shell Arise announced - Details updated in OP

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OMFG HOLY MOTHER OF MARY IN HEAVEN I CANT BELIEVE IT WTF WHERE ARE MY SEDATIVES AAAAHHH
well this certainly came out of nowhere. Will watch the PC and see what they say.
 
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duckroll

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Looks like Production IG put up an official English report on their site: http://www.productionig.com/contents/news/2013/01/ghost_in_the_sh_5.html

Production I.G announces the production of Ghost in the Shell: Arise, the new chapter of the world million-selling franchise of Ghost in the Shell, originally created in 1989 by comic artist Shirow Masamune.

Ghost in the Shell: Arise, to be launched in 2013, will be directed by Kazuchika Kise (chief animator in both Ghost in the Shell and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence movies) while the screenplay will be penned by award-winning novelist Tow Ubukata (Mardock Scramble, Le Chevalier d'Eon) and the music composed by Cornelius (Appleseed: Ex Machina). Shirow Masamune will also directly contribute to the project.
An official presentation with special guests will take place at the nicofarre event hall in Tokyo on February 12, 2013 and will be webcast live worldwide with simultaneous translation from 9:00 pm (Japan time) on Niconico, Bandai Channel and YouTube.


About the director: Kazuchika Kise
Born in Osaka in 1965. After graduating from high school, Kise enrolled an animation school, but quit after just four days to join Osaka-based studio Anime R. He then moved to Production I.G in the studio's early days. A natural talent, he became one of Mamoru Oshii's favourite artists, serving as animation supervisor in the two Patlabor movies (1989 and 1993), the groundbreaking Ghost in the Shell (1995) and its Palme d'Or-nominated follow up Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004). Other notably works include, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997), Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) xxxHOLiC - A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005), Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (2009) and Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012). He made his directorial debut in 2011 with the short film, Drawer Hobs, that was selected at Sitges and SICAF film festivals. Currently head animator at Production I.G's Studio 2, Kise is commonly regarded as one of Japan's finest animation artists.
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Femmeworth

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icarus-daedelus said:
Fincher's is not only superior to the rest but the only worthwhile take on that material, including the original Swedish novels. Sometimes American remakes ain't such a bad idea.
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Superior in which regards? Not defending the original, just curious. Bah, I suppose I should just watch it.
 
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Akahige

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duckroll said:
A Fincher directed GitS would be fucking awesome.
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bone_and_sinew

breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
I can forgive the shitty design if this Motoko is spunky and has a developed backstory and not a Mary Sue with no past.
 
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http://www.youtube.com/GITSchannel

The Ghost in the Shell Arise official Youtube Channel has opened. They'll be streaming the press conference on Feb 12 via this channel. Also, they have announced that Stand Alone Complex will be available on the channel for free from Feb 1 to 20 to celebrate the announcement of Arise.
 
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I'm all for a new GITS, but that teaser art reminds me of QUALITY animation unfortunately.

Does anime still cost one thousand dollars for one DVD with three episodes?

duckroll said:
Also, they have announced that Stand Alone Complex will be available on the channel for free from Feb 1 to 20 to celebrate the announcement of Arise.
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Will be downloading that 1080p if it's available.
 
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54-46! said:
I'm all for a new GITS, but that teaser art reminds me of QUALITY animation unfortunately.

Does anime still cost one thousand dollars for one DVD with three episodes?


Will be downloading that 1080p if it's available.
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I've seen prices all over the place.

I just grab the Anime Legends sets.

I shudder to think about how much I spend on Evangelion when those DVDs were being originally released. I was spending almost $40 a disc for 3-4 episodes.
 
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http://www.kokaku-a.com/

There's a news update on the official site. They confirmed some attendees and guests for the conference event on Feb 12 as well as what to expect.

Staff attendees:
Kazuchika Kise (Chief Director and Character Design)
Tow Ubukata (Series Composition and Script)
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Head of Production IG)

Guests:
Takeshi Natsuno (Telecommunications Guru)
Satoshi Endo (Director at Kadokawa's Ascii Media Works)

Footage Contents:
Worldwide premiere of the First Trailer and Opening Animation for Ghost in the Shell Arise.
 
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PianoGuy said:
I hope it will have the same atmosphere as Ghost in the Shell SAC
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I don't expect it to be similar other than the superficial similarities due to the setting of the franchise. SAC wasn't very similar to the Oshii movies, which in turn weren't really similar to the original manga, especially in tone. Since this is the 4th version of GitS, I expect the team to bring their own vision and sensibilities to the atmosphere and tone, for better or for worse.
 
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Ghost in the Shell Arise is a 4 part theatrical OVA, like Gundam Unicorn. 50mins each. The screening for the first volume will start on June 22nd, with the BD/DVD being sold early at the screening venues. The retail BD/DVD for vol1 will be released on July 26.
 
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fushi

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Looks like demographic pandering to me. Can't make an anime series in 2013 without having a young girl as your main character.
 
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Does not have twelve inches...
duckroll said:
Ghost in the Shell Arise is a 4 part theatrical OVA, like Gundam Unicorn. 50mins each. The screening for the first volume will start on June 22nd, with the BD/DVD being sold early at the screening venues. The retail BD/DVD for vol1 will be released on July 26.
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Thanks. The trailer didn't do much for me but I'm optimistic.
 
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duckroll said:
Ghost in the Shell Arise is a 4 part theatrical OVA, like Gundam Unicorn. 50mins each. The screening for the first volume will start on June 22nd, with the BD/DVD being sold early at the screening venues. The retail BD/DVD for vol1 will be released on July 26.
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Fuuuuuuuuu three days after i leave tokyo. How long do these screenings usually last? i know they do something similar with Unicorn. If it's still in theaters when i'm there i'll definitely check it out and pick up a copy.
 
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The staff on Arise consider CSI to be a foreign series with high quality writing, and that's a bar they wanted to try to match. Wow. I have no words. :p

Lol.
 
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duckroll said:
The staff on Arise consider CSI to be a foreign series with high quality writing, and that's a bar they wanted to try to match. Wow. I have no words. :p

Lol.
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Westerners overrate shitty japanese anime; Japanese overrate shitty American prime time tv. The cycle continues.
 
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